"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. What is an ion trap? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Equation of motion of ions and Maxwell's equation -- 1.3. Can we trap ions using only a DC electric field? -- 1.4. Trap using DC magnetic field and DC electric field (Penning trap) -- 1.5. Fundamentals of an RF trap -- 1.6. Different configurations of electrodes to giveā¦